gospel.

I have come to see the Christian life no longer as a steep and steady ascent toward holiness but as a tortuous journey full of twists and turns and switchbacks and perhaps a rockslide or two along the way.

But in the course of that journey I feel the embrace of a God who accepts me as I am in all of my humanity, who loves me unconditionally, in spite of my shortcomings. It is a pilgrimage of joy and sadness, of loving and suffering, triumph and tragedy, but it culminates in sweet union with Jesus, who somehow takes our sad and broken lives and makes us whole.

That’s the gospel, I think. That sounds like good news to me. ~Randall Balmer, “Faith of our Fathers”

I'm a creative insomniac who used to wear business suits and win awards in corporate America. Those awards are now boxed and sitting in the attic, next to luggage, Christmas ornaments, and life-size replicas of Yoda and Spiderman. These days, you'll likely find me crafting messages of life transformation for Austin Christian Fellowship, or lying on a dirt floor laughing and snapping photos of orphans in discarded places like Guatemala and Uganda with my ever-present iPhone.
To me, every day is a story waiting to be revealed in words and pictures - and even a song or two (always sung slightly off-key). I hope my words will inspire you to find your own stories in the everyday.

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